Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years. From Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. It's been running since 1 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 6 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 14% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Scheme - ELSS
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF090I01JS8
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 118540
- First price on record
- 1 Jan 2013 · 3,364 daily prices
About Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Equity Scheme - ELSS offered by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the elss category — An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.
The current NAV of Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹1611.3611 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.65% over the last year, 12.10% CAGR over 3 years, 12.66% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 13.5% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 39.0%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
The latest NAV of Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹1611.3611 as of 1 Sep 2026, down 0.38% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return -0.65%, 3-year CAGR 12.10%, 5-year CAGR 12.66%, since-inception CAGR 14.86%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth belong to?+
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is categorised as Equity Scheme - ELSS. An equity fund that also saves you tax under Section 80C. Money is locked in for 3 years.
How risky is Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 13.5%, Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
What is the lock-in period for Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is an ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) with a 3-year lock-in on each individual investment. Every SIP installment is locked separately for 3 years from its purchase date — the January 2024 units unlock in January 2027, February 2024 units in February 2027, and so on.
Is Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth a direct plan?+
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 1 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,364 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.